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06-Jun-19 Didi Chuxing, China’s largest ride-hailing platform, is entering Chile and Colombia as it eyes overseas expansion amid stiffer competition at home. The move follows its foray in to Brazil, Mexico, Australia and Japan over the past year or so.
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18-May-19 Chinese investment in Latin America increased by over USD15 bn in the first half of 2018. Although only Ecuador and Venezuela are part of the Belt and Road Initiative, Brazil and Argentina have also received investments from Chinese tech companies.
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15-May-19 Indian online grocery delivery start-up Grofers has secured USD200 mn from investors led by SoftBank’s Vision Fund, in the USD100 bn investment vehicle’s latest bet on India's technology sector. Grofers claims to have achieved annual revenue of USD400 mn. [image: Reuters / Issei Kato / File Photo]
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08-Apr-19 China’s software as a service market is one of the fastest growing, and will double from 2018 to 2020. The market is still relatively small, so there is significant room for foreign firms to be strong competitors. [image: Asia Briefing Ltd.]
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11-Mar-19 Artificial Intelligence is set to give the UAE economy a USD182 bn boost by 2035, with healthcare likely to see a gain of USD22 bn. The DoH has launched an 'AI Lab' to serve as a safe platform for co-creation. [image: Arab Health]
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